DALLAS — Thousand of people, including hundreds of fellow law enforcement officers from around the country, gathered Saturday to pay respects to Patrick Zamarripa, one of five police officers killed last week by a sniper.
A traditional Catholic funeral service was held in Fort Worth for Zamarripa, who served eight years on active duty in the Navy and then in the reserves before joining the Dallas police force.
At the Wilkerson Greines Activity Center, Zamarripa, 32, was rememberd as a father, a husband, a sports fanatic.
Dallas Police Chief David Brown, speaking at the fourth funeral for one of his officers in a span of four days, made note on the sacrifice of law enforcement officers.
"Our sacrifice is to show each of us what it means to love," he said. "Without love, none of what we do matters."
Following the service, a line of more than 300 law enforcement vehicles stretched for several miles as Zamarripa's body was driven to Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas.
Hundreds of people lined Interstate 20, some with Americans flags, as the procession moved down the highway.
Law enforcement officers came from as far away as New York, Portland, Ore., and Canada.
"It's just beautiful coming out here from San Francisco to Texas and seeing the outpouring of support and how many community members came here," said Officer Brandon Thompson, from San Francisco's police department.
Zamarripa was one of the five officers killed during a march protesting recent fatal shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana by police.
Funerals for the other officers were held earlier in the week.
Contributing: The Associated Press
